Combination truck and roller



April'l9, 1932- E. V. HOOBLER 1,855,108

COMBINATION TRUCK AND ROLLER Filed Dec. 16, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet l April 19, 1932. E. HOOYBLER COMBINATION TRUCK AND ROLLER Filed Dec. 16 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 center by a washer 5.

3 are spaced from each other Patented Apr. 19, 1932 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ELIBA. V. HOOIBLEB, OF WATERVILLE, OHIO COMBINATION TRUCK ROLLER Application filed December 16, 1929. Serial No. 414,531

This invention relates to an improvement.

in combination trucks and rollers. I

The object of the invention is to provide a combination linoleum roller and a truck so 7 combined and constructed to be used for laying linoleum and rolling it down into place or for transporting it to the desired location on which it is to be used, and yet to have the combined construction suffioiently light in. so Weight in. order that it may be suitable, for

the combined purpose.

In the combined truck and linoleum roller there are a plurality of sections, such as four sections, which permit it to swing to the right .1; 1 or left or to make a short turn without scratching the linoleum on which it is being used, and

. these sections of the roller are covered with a layer of rubber or similar material to prevent injury to the linoleum in rolling the .20 same in the course of cementing it in place.

This is an important feature of the invention,[

enabling the roller to be used on tile or marble floors as well as on linoleum, because it will not scratch or mar the surface of the floor.

In the accompanying drawings;

. Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the complete invention;

- Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the rolls of theroller with the truck frameremoved; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view I through the complete invention; and

Fig. 4 is a disassembled perspective View:

. showing the parts of the combined structure. Mounted on a shaft 1 are one or two rolls 2 5 2 and with which there may or may not be used a pair of outer rolls 3, the outer rolls 8:

being held in place in any suitable manner,.as for instance-by cotter-pins 4, while the rolls. 2, when two are used, are spaced apart the The rolls 2 and sufliciently to receive the ends of forks 6, which are loosely received on the shaft 1, as shown in Fig. 2, and have washers 7 connected therewith and received in openings 8 hold these rolls in place.

outer ends of the bars 15.

in the outer ends the rolls 2, serving to The forks 6 are secured to a handle-bar 9, to theend of which is attached a handle 10 which may be used when the device is used only as a roller, if desired. The forks 6 are braced by means. of a rod 11 extending therebetween, to which and the forks 6 are secured outwardly turned hook-shaped flanges 12. A bar 13 is secured to the handle-bar 9with the outer end thereof bent in spaced relation from the handle-bar to form a hook-shaped portion 14.

The truck frame, which is to be applied to the roller construction, has side bars 15 connected togetherby the usualstraps 16and at their lower ends have the usual article engaging-plate 17 i A handle 18 connectsthe 1 Instead ofthe truck engaging frame being mounted on wheels in the usual way, pro- 1 vision is made for attaching it to the linoleum roller, and accordingly hooks19 are carried by the bars 15 to interfit with hookshaped flanges 12 on the forks 6, as shown in may be positioned above and spaced from the rolls. a

Therolls 2 and 3 are usually made of wood or metal, and in order to prevent scratching of the linoleum and to permit the invention to be used in rolling tile or marble without marring the surface thereof, or on any kind of floor on which it may be used, these rolls 2 and 3 are preferably covered with a strip or layer of rubber 22, which 'p'rotectsfthej surface of the linoleum or'fioor from any injurious action of the rolls.

The device may be used either as a roller or as a combined roller and truck, the truck frame being detachably connected with the roller construction in order that it may be removed whenever desired, as for instance when the roller is used in rolling linoleum, tile or marble floors, or suitable covers for floors. 7

- It is not necessary to remove the truck frame when rolling the floor orfloor --covering, and "if it is used it will add "the additional Weight to the rolling action,-which not objectionable. At the same time, the construction is such that further Weight may be applied to the roller When. fo;ung:l desir&hle, by very easily carrying a suitable amount of weight on the truck fname. fTheurcons-truce tion of the frame and the addition of it to the ro-llerfaci-litatesi the adding of this additiona'l Weight, and in instances Where it may be found suitable or desirable --it' per- .mits'the transporting of the linoleum or other objects from place to place, by the 1 usual action of the-truck portion of the de vice. I

I' claim:

"1.111 a device of the character described, the combination with a roll or rolls-for-roll- 'ing a surface, a handle f-rame operatively connected with'the roll or rolls, of a'hand truck-frame carried by thehandle'frame and having side members and an article engaging member carried thereby and extending lat-- erally of the-upper edges o-f the side -mem- "bersand approximately over and .abovethe roll or rolls, and meansdetachabl connect handle and 'hand truck rames todevice of the character described,

therewith, a framesuperimposedon thehandle' frame and longitudi-nally slidableeinterengaging means detachably connecting the "forward andback ward portions of the second-frame with the handle frame uponrelative longitudinal movement of the two 7 frames "for permitting the removal of the tsecond frame. 7 Ina-device of thecharacter described,

- the combinationwitha roll, and ahandle com' i-ne e t r with, o a truck fram ass ciat ,,git di e vmovemen .Qtthe'hand an tru rame 4. ,In, a device of the character described,

I wi h thehandleanalqngimdma y slid b nterfitting means arrangedjbetween the forward and backward portions of thehandle and truck frame for detachably connecting the same together upon relative longitudinal movements j 5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a roll, a handle connected therewith, and hook members carried by opposite end portions, of the handle, of a truck frame associated with the handle, and means carried by the truck frame for inter fitting engagement with the hook members upon relative longitudinal movement of the ,truck frameand handle. p

"6. -In a device of the character described, 'the combination with a roll, a handle con- ,nv tecltherewith,and hook members carried by opposite end portions of the handle, of pa truckframevassociated with the handle, and members carried by the truck frame for en- --ga-gementunder the hook members upon longitudinalmovement ofthe truck frame on the handle, to detachably lock-the ,same a toeth rthe combination with 'a plurality of rolls, a handle member connected with-the rolls and extending therefrom intermediate of "the width ofthe rolls,,of atruck frame having side members, and a cross-member,;andmeansw detachably connectingthe side members and the cross-member with the handlernember,

8. In a device of the character described, thecombination with a pluralityof-rolls, and a handle member having a gfork con-nected withthe rolls, saidhandle member extending from the rolls intermediatethe widthrthereof, of atruck frame having side members,

7. a device of thecharacter described,

and a cross-member, means'detachablyeonc sa a dlem mb rextending h m th a' intermediate the width thereof, o'fa truck o ramehavi s s d membe Mid across m a rbe sj'int r k n hooks r 'i y e s membersand thefork,.and interlockinghooks carried by the cross-member andthei handle member, said hooks being disposedfor interlocking engagementupon relative longitudi- I nal movement of the frame and handle rnemf ber. e V

10. In a device of the character described, the combination of supporting rolls, ,a handle frame havingside members connected 'vvlith therolls, said side members having outturned hook-shaped flanges, and a, truck frame having means for interlocking withthe flanges. 1 1 1.111 a device of the character described,

7 the combination of supporting rolls, a'handle ,frame havingrside members connected withthe rolls, oppositely. directedfoutturned hook-shaped flanges carried by the side mem- In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ELBA V. HOOBLER. 

